Boy (duo)
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At Werk II, Leipzig, Germany, November 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Zürich, Hamburg |
| Genres | Indie music |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Grönland Records |
| Website | listentoboy.com |
| Members |
Valeska Steiner Sonja Glass |
Boy (stylized BOY) is a Swiss/German pop duo founded in 2007 by Swiss singer Valeska Steiner and German bassist Sonja Glass. The two met while at a pop-music course at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg in 2005.[1] The band initially played concerts exclusively,[2] before being discovered and signed to Herbert Grönemeyer's label, Grönland Records, in 2011.[3]
Their debut album, Mutual Friends (Gold-certified in Germany), was produced by Philipp Steinke and released in the autumn of 2011.[1] The band sings entirely in English in a style reminiscent of that of Leslie Feist.[2][4]
In the UK, Mutual Friends was released by Decca in June 2012. The North American release of the album is set for February 2013 on Nettwerk Records.[5]
Boy won the Hamburg Musician Prize HANS in 2011 in the category Hamburgs Newcomer of the Year, and their album Mutual Friends won the 2012 European Border Breakers Award (EBBA).[6][7]
The duo's song "Little Numbers" was also featured in the Lufthansa Airline's Business Class advertisement in mid-2012. In 2013 the song was at No. 4 in the Japan Hot 100.[8]
The duo's first-ever USA tour launched on March 1, 2013 at the sold-out Joe's Pub, New York City.
After a two year hiatus to focus on song-writing,the duo released their second studio album "We Were Here" in 2015.
Discography
Albums
- 2011: Mutual Friends
- 2015: We Were Here
Singles
- 2012: Little Numbers
- 2012: Waitress
- 2012: Drive Darling
- 2013: This Is the Beginning
- 2015: We Were Here
Other
- 2010: Hungry Beast (EP)
References
- 1 2 "Der Musik die nötige Zeit lassen: Das Frauenduo Boy präsentiert sein Debütalbum in der Alten Börse - Pop und Jazz Nachrichten". NZZ.ch. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
- 1 2 "Interview Valeska Steiner, Boy: über 1. Album, Herbert Grönemeyer – Schweizer Illustrierte" (in German). Schweizer-illustrierte.ch. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
- ↑ "Grönland Records angelt sich Boy | Musikmarkt" (in German). Musikmarkt.de. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
- ↑ "– Kein Kind von Traurigkeit | Musik | Züritipp Online". Zueritipp.ch. 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
- ↑ "Boy To Release Mutual Friends In North America". Nettskinny.com. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
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- ↑ "Japan Hot 100 : Page 1". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
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